Actors who asked to have their characters killed (11 Photos)

With only a few more seasons to be produced on HBO’s hit show, and George R.R. Martin still working on completing the saga, Sophie Turner really wants to have Sansa Stark die in some crazy memorable fashion. She even told the Wall Street Journal: “If you’re on Game of Thrones and you don’t have a cool death scene, then what’s the point?”

John was given an opportunity that he felt he couldn’t pass up. That opportunity was to direct the ‘Vacation’ remake. It is because of this opportunity that he requested his character, who was a series regular, be killed off. His wish was granted in season 10 by way of a brutal assault.

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Sigourney Weaver

Movie (franchise): Alien
Character: Ellen Ripley

Ellen Ripley sacrificed herself in order to save an entire planet in ‘Alien 3.’ Her death wasn’t the idea of the producers or writers, it was an idea of Sigourney herself. The reason? She didn’t want to have to keep playing her character in any more ‘Alien’ Movies. At the 2015 London Film and Comic Con Q&A, she was asked if it was her idea to be killed off, and she responded with: “Well, yes—because I heard that Fox was gonna do Alien vs. Predator. Which really depressed me because I was very proud of the movies.”

Despite being a fan favourite, there was a growing tension between T.R. Knight and producer Shonda Rhimes. It got to a point where he felt that his screen time was being dwindled as a result, and therefore asked to be written off of the show. On his stint as Dr. George O’Malley, he said: “My five-year experience proved to me that I could not trust any answer that was given. And with respect, I’m gonna leave it at that.”

As is the case with most actors who have found success in a major TV show, Dan simply felt that it was time for him to move on and pursue other opportunities both on stage and on the big screen. So after 3 seasons, his character was killed off in a car accident.

Harrison Ford was pushing to have Han Solo killed in Return of the Jedi. However, George Lucas wasn’t too keen on the idea as he felt that Han Solo toy sales would plummet if he was killed off. Ford’s wish would eventually come true in The Force Awakens. Of the death of Han, Ford said: “I think it’s a fitting use of the character. I’ve been arguing for Han Solo to die for about 30 years, not because I was tired of him or because he’s boring, but his sacrifice for the other characters would lend gravitas and emotional weight.”

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Josh Charles

Show: ‘The Good Wife’
Character: Will Gardner

When the character was shot dead in a courtroom by his own client in the middle of season 5, fans were pissed. But the reality is, it was Josh himself who asked to be killed off. He had no interest in renewing his contract after it expired and preferred to pursue other creative endeavors.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje quickly found that he wasn’t a fan of living in Hawaii during the filming of ‘Lost.’ This was made even tougher for him when he lost both of his parents. It was for that reason that he requested his character be killed off so that he could return home to London.

Dean Norris suggested to AMC that his character should be killed off at some point during the middle of the final season. Part of the reason for the suggestion was that he had the opportunity to star in a pilot for a new sitcom. However, AMC was adamant that he stays alive on the show until the end as they’ve been building it all up for the previous 5 years. Norris later said: “.. Obviously, I’m glad that they did.”

Isaac Hayes, has been a member of The Church of Scientology since ’93, asked to be let out of his ‘South Park’ contract after Trey Parker and Matt Stone criticized Scientology. After 9 seasons of voicing Chef, he was killed off in the Season 10 premier, later stating that: “I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.”

Kal was given the opportunity to work in the White House with the Obama Administration during his time on the show, and asked for his character to be killed off so that he was able to pursue his new political venture. At the end of series 5, Kutner was killed off.

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